Album
Take The Heat Off Me
1976 · Funk / Soul
9 collectors on Gatefold own this
Take The Heat Off Me is a Soul & Funk album by Boney M., originally released in 1976. On Gatefold: 171 pressings tracked, owned by 9 collectors.
About
Take The Heat Off Me is the debut album by Boney M.. The album became a major seller outside of the United States, where the album just missed making the chart. The album peaked at #40 on the UK Albums Chart, #2 on the Norway Album Chart, #6 on Austria's Album Chart and #1 on the albums chart in both Sweden and Finland. Includes the hits "Daddy Cool" (#65 on the Billboard Hot 100, #11 on the Hot Dance Club Play chart), "Sunny" and "Baby Do You Wanna Bump". The title - track is the cover of the 1974 Italian hit Nessuno mai (No one ever), sung by the Sicilian artist Marcella Bella and written by her brother Gianni Bella with Giancarlo Bigazzi.
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1Daddy Cool3:27
- A2Take The Heat Off Me4:46
- A3Sunny4:00
- A4Baby Do You Wanna Bump6:53
Side B
- B1No Woman No Cry5:00
- B2Fever4:01
- B3Got A Man On My Mind3:24
- B4Lovin' Or Leavin'4:30
Sound DNA
- Soul & Funk
- Disco
- synthetic
- celebratory
- tropical
The original German version includes "Baby Do You Wanna Bump", the UK edition replaces it with "Help, Help". US LP contains the same tracks as the UK release but on US cassette track order is different.
CD releases are based on the original German edition.
The song "Help, Help" can be found on CD on Ultimate Boney M. (Long Versions & Rarities / Volume 1: 1976-1980).
In telling apart Yugoslavian LPs (Jugoton LSHANS 70838), several identifiers need to be checked:
1) Blue Jugoton labels:
– Album title is below centre hole (currently only Take The Heat Off Me (Yugoslavia 1977) (opens in a new tab), Take The Heat Off Me (Yugoslavia 1977) (opens in a new tab))
– Album title is above "BONEY M." (and above centre hole) (currently only Take The Heat Off Me (Yugoslavia 1978) (opens in a new tab))
– Vertical stripe across labels, patterned or solid colour (currently only Take The Heat Off Me (Yugoslavia 1978) (opens in a new tab) has patterned stripe)
– Each track title starts a new line (currently only Take The Heat Off Me (Yugoslavia 1977) (opens in a new tab), )
– Cat# column on the right aligns with "T" or "K" in "TAKE" in track list
– "STRANA 1" in the cat# column aligns with the rest of the column
2) Black Jugoton labels:
- Title track (A2) is credited to 4 writers, or just 'Bigazzi'
3) Hansa logo on (black) labels (currently only Take The Heat Off Me (Yugoslavia 1979) (opens in a new tab))
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Frank FarianBACKING VOCALS LEAD VOCALS
- Gary UnwinBASS FEATURING
- Keith ForseyDRUMS FEATURING
- Liz MitchellBACKING VOCALS LEAD VOCALS
- Marcia BarrettBACKING VOCALS LEAD VOCALS
- Nick WoodlandFEATURING GUITAR
- Stefan KlinkhammerARRANGED BY , CONDUCTOR ARRANGED BY, CONDUCTOR
- Steven HammerARRANGED BY, CONDUCTOR
- Thor BaldurssonFEATURING KEYBOARDS
9 collectors on Gatefold own this · 171 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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